How to Use glad in a Sentence

glad

adjective
  • We're glad you could come.
  • We've been through some sad times and some glad times.
  • I'll be glad to answer any questions you may have.
  • The mail brought glad news from our friends in England.
  • And Holter’s wife, for one, is glad.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Just glad to have this uniform on.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Gators are glad to be along for the ride.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • Jensen was glad to start with Cameron on the mound.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Eddie was glad to not have run away that time.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Spend time with people who seem glad to see you.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Both of them were glad to have figured it out for that night.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some will be glad to see that the rear end does not give in to the coupe style.
    — New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Dodgers will be glad to get him back at some point next year.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Rinker, whose last few years have been filled with loss, is just glad to be home.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • James is glad to be in the rotation so soon.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hornsby is sure glad to have him as a teammate.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Be glad, not everybody gets to get old.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Maggie was glad to have missed the grapefruit slices.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • The type of pitch most hitters would be glad to make contact on.
    — The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
  • After all, when the rhythm is glad, there is nothing to be sad.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Reeve is glad the team came to Kansas City.
    — Pj Green april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Román Haug is glad Whiteley will stay at the club.
    — Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Those who have been involved with the project for years were just glad this day arrived.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • Jaia Peabody is glad to be a part of the mission.
    — Courtney Cole, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The man is glad to have posted it on Reddit, though.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Mariecar is a Bay Area native and is glad to be back home.
    — Mariecar Mendoza, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Mariecar is a Bay Area native and is glad to be back home.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But Zoldan is glad to be on the most endangered list.
    — Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • And Maye would no doubt be glad to have Garrett on his side.
    — Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The glad-to-be-there Atlanta Hawks in the first round.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

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